Friday, April 25, 2014

Dangerous Iceberg

A massive iceberg has left Antarctica and is drifting towards the ocean. When winter comes, it will be hard to trace the mountain of ice, and the area around the iceberg can become dangerous for cruising ships.
According to NASA, iceberg "B31" is about 660k㎡ and 500m thick.
A crack was found in the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica in 2011 and after that, a mass of ice was separated from the glacier in November 2013. The huge iceberg left Pine Island Bay, and now, it is drifting into The Amundsen Sea. It will soon ride the stream in the ocean.
As Antarctica enters winter, the area will go into the polar night season. Researchers say, it will be a hard time to trace the iceberg during the season. The huge size of the iceberg will take at least one year to melt down.